Note: Please bring your own water to all events. MTA will provide other drinks.
On this page: (details below)
- Hot Courts - every Thursday evening
- SAP Open Tennis Tournament - February 18
- Icebreaker - February 26
- Mills Scrimmage - March 3
- Men's Doubles Ladder Tournament - March 11
- Men's Singles Ladder Tournament - March 17
- Women's Doubles Ladder Tournament - March 18
- Mixed Doubles Ladder Tournament - March 25
- TGIF Tennis Social #1 - June 22
- TGIF Tennis Social #2 - July 20
- TGIF Tennis Social #3 - August 17
- TGIF Tennis Social #4 - September 14
Hot Courts
Date: Every Thursday evening
Time: Drop-in (play continues from 6:30-9:30 pm)
Location: Montclair Courts, Oakland (Mountain at Colton)
Cost: $2 donation requested
Organizers: Hans Boerner, Richard Stark and David Theriault
Time: Drop-in (play continues from 6:30-9:30 pm)
Location: Montclair Courts, Oakland (Mountain at Colton)
Cost: $2 donation requested
Organizers: Hans Boerner, Richard Stark and David Theriault
SAP OPEN Tennis Tournament (bus trip!)
Date: Saturday, February 18
Time: 6:10pm - about 11:00pm
Place: bus ride from Oakland to the HP Pavilion in San Jose
Cost: $56.50
Contact: Donna Haiman
Register: Use the form below, or go to:
Greetings and Happy New Years to all MTA members and friends of our tennis community!
We cordially invite you to join the MTA on Saturday 2/18/12 for our 13th annual trek to San Jose’s HP Pavilion to the SAP Open Tennis Tournament, featuring some of the world's top men's singles players. The SAP Open is one of 62 world-wide tournaments, and San Jose is the first American stop on the ATP World Tour. This tournament stands out as unique in many ways, including its long and illustrious history (first held in 1889, predating the French, Italian and Australian Opens) and its great venue, the only North American ATP tournament hosted in a sports arena.
This year’s lineup includes a Bay Area favorite James Blake, world-ranked #14th and former SAP champion Andy Roddick, defending SAP Open singles champion (2011) #31 ranked Milos Raonic (CAN), #15th-ranked Gael Monfils (FRA) who defeated Rodger Federer at the 2011 French Open, former SAP Open champion, two-time Grand Slam champion and world’s former #1-ranked player Lleyton Hewitt (AUS), reigning doubles champion Sam Querrey (USA) and the up and coming player Jack Sock (USA) the US Open junior champion.
So, we ask you how better to usher in the New Year than to accompany your friends and other tennis aficionados to this exciting event and watch top-notched tennis action? And to go in such style....no driving (in the sleet, fog or hail), no need to arrive hungry and bereft of drink, necessitating a run to the fast food booth... instead just sink back and relax in the luxurious cushioned seats of our chartered chariot, escorted by our most skillful driver.
As is our long-standing tradition, we encourage you to bring a dish to share (finger food) and the drinks of your choice. If you do not wish to participate in the food sharing, there are plenty of concessions at the Pavilion where you can pick up your meal. But, I must warn you, our best gourmets are usually on board, and the flurry of wondrous food items passing up and down the aisle at a dizzying pace is an experience to behold! So, bring a dish to share, and get a dozen+ in return. As requested last year, one caveat to our food sharing: the bus company does not allow red wine, or beverages that stain. The rule is: white wine, beer or vodka OK, water, or sodas that are not of deep hue. They also informed me they don't like ketchup, or red Jell-O either, so please keep that in mind. If stains are left on the bus seats, an additional security charge will be imposed.
The MTA always has the same block of seats each year, so the members who went with us last year will know where it is. The seat and row numbers are: the upper baseline, Section 206, rows 2, 3, 4, and 5. They are quite good seats and are priced at $43 but with the group discount we pay only $38 each. The cost of the round trip for the bus is $18.50, for a total of $56.50. To reserve your tickets and bus seat, please follow the link to Eventbrite, and register there. We are again teaming up this year with Berkeley Tennis Club, Chabot Canyon, and the El Cerrito Tennis club, so we expect a sold-out bus. Please get your reservations in early.
To register: http://www.mtasapopen2012.eventbrite.com/
We will load at the parking lot located on the corner of Monterey Street and Lincoln ave, across the street from the Mormon Temple. If you use a GPS for navigation the coordinates are: (latitude)37°48'37.52"N, and (longitude) 122°11'52.60"W.
Please park on the street (there is plenty) and not in the lot, as it is often locked when we return from the tournament (the bus is Pennisula Tours). Please plan to arrive by no later than 6:10. We will board and leave promptly at 6:15 and we usually return by 11 PM. If any questions, call me 510-508-0921 (c) or email me at donnahaiman@montclairtennis.org.
Also please note the cancellation policy: No tickets will be refunded. If you must cancel, please find a substitute. On Eventbrite will be kept a wait list and others may want your ticket.
We hope to see you there.
Cheers,
Donna and Eric Haiman
Event Organizers
Event Organizers
Icebreaker
Date: Sunday, February 26
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm.
Place: Mills College, Oakland
Cost: $10 members / $15 non-members
Contact: Robin Lee
(or use the form below)
Help us to kick off the New Year by coming to MTA's first tournament: The Icebreaker . . . a very apt title given our recent weather.
This will be a social tennis event with rotating partners. All skill levels are welcome.
If you are new to MTA, this is a great opportunity to come on down and meet the folks. We are known to be friendly. Our one common denominator: we love to play tennis.
Arrive at 1:30 to warm up. Play will begin at 2. Other-than-water drinks will be provided at courtside. As is our custom, bring a plate of something good to eat for all to share.
Sign up NOW!!! We'd love to see everyone. So that we don't have too many players on bye, we'll register the first 20 players and then begin a waiting list.
Any questions?? Contact Robin Lee.
Scrimmage: MTA vs Mills College
Date: Saturday, March 3
Time: 10am - 1pm
Location: Mills College, Oakland
Cost: $10 (members only)
Contact: Robin Lee
Register: www.mtavsmills2012.eventbrite.com
(or use the form below)
Join us at Mills College for another fun scrimmage with their women's tennis team!
Coach Loke Davis will organize the matches and provide balls, MTA will provide other-than-water refreshment, and MTA participants will bring plates of something good to eat for all to share.
Guys and gals of any skill level are welcome to play, but in order to be more closely matched up with some of the Mills players, we would encourage as many 3.0 players as possible to sign on. We need 12 participants.
Arrive at 9:30am to warm up. Match play begins at 10.
Don't procrastinate. Sign up NOW!!
Any questions? Contact Robin Lee.
Men's Doubles Ladder Tournament
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Mills College, Oakland
Cost: $10.00 (members only)
Contact: Marty Gutherz
APRÈS AUSTRALIAN OPEN MEN’S FINAL MATCH MELANCHOLIA CURE
Any of you guys out there who are, for some perplexing reason (if you’re a Spaniard, then it’s understandable), disconsolate about the outcome of the 2012 Australian Open Men’s Singles Tournament final match can avail themselves of the opportunity to utilize a surefire remedy for this affliction by competing in this year’s Men’s Doubles Ladder tournament that will be held on Saturday, March 11th at 1:00 PM at Mills College. Of course, those of you who are not afflicted with this malady are eligible to participate in this event regardless of the baseness or nobility of your motive for doing so. Although this is a competitive event, no doubles team will be excluded from playing except if your names are Novak and Rafa. However, as your ladder captain, it’s my solemn responsibility to admonish all tournament participants that I intend to enforce a zero tolerance no grunting / screaming / caterwauling / moaning / groaning rule during the tournament that may entail penalties ranging from awarding hindrance points to the rule violators’ opponents to permanent banishment from participating in this event (the banished ones may be eligible to play in the Women’s Doubles Ladder tournaments as their ladder captain reputedly has adopted a laissez-faire position about this type of behavior).
If possible, arrange with someone to be your partner. However, if you don’t have a partner, sign up for the tournament, let me know that you need a partner, and I will make heroic efforts to find one for you, hopefully one who is at least partially sane and reasonably skillful.
This tournament has always been a fun filled one, so I implore you to not miss out on it, and keep in mind that if you and your partner don’t win all of the marbles, you can always wrest the number 1 ranking from its owners by successfully challenging them.
A reminder that MTA will provide beverages except water and that all event participants should bring succulent or at least digestible food to share. Also, although the official starting time is 1:00 PM, if you arrive earlier, there is a high probability that you’ll be able to procure a court to warm up on.
2012 Men’s Singles Ladder Tournament
Date: Saturday, March 17
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (warm-ups at 12:30pm)
Location: Bay-O-Vista Swim & Tennis Club (1881 Astor Dr., San Leandro)
Cost: $10.00 (members only)
Contact: Herb Weingard and Antonio Salmaso
The 2012 Men’s Single Tournament has been scheduled for Saturday, March 17.
The tournament continues to open the season at Bay-O-Vista Tennis and Swim club in San Leandro, a 10-15 minute drive from Oakland.
Please note that the arrival time is 12:30 pm this year. Expect to finish about 4 PM. There will be 4 courts available for use. A large swimming pool is available for lap swimming between matches.
Please bring snacks to share. Drinks will be provided.
Sign up early, bring your best game to San Leandro, as well as any suggestions for making this year’s ladder chase exciting and eventful.
Women’s Doubles Ladder Tournament
Date: Sunday, March 18
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place: Montclair upper courts (Oakland)
(Mountain Blvd., at Colton)
(Mountain Blvd., at Colton)
Cost: $10.00 (members only)
Contact: Heidi Lerner
Register: www.mtawomensdoubles2012.eventbrite.com
Register: www.mtawomensdoubles2012.eventbrite.com
(or use the form below)
Chase away those winter blues by signing up to play in the annual women’s ladder tournament…we’ll pray for sun!
The ranking of the teams from this tournament will establish the 2012 women’s ladder.
Sign up with a partner or we’ll try to match you with someone.
- Level of play: 3.0-4.0
- What to bring: Snacks for all, water for yourself
- Provided: Beverages other than water
- Deadline to sign up: Wednesday, March 14
Questions: Contact Heidi Lerner (email her at heidilerner@montclairtennis.org, or look her phone number up in the printed MTA roster).
Mixed Doubles Ladder Tournament
Date: Sunday, March 25
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Mills College, Oakland
Cost: $10.00 (members only)
Contact: Thelma Lancaster
Sign up for our ever popular Mixed Doubles Ladder Tournament on Sunday, March 25.
All levels of play are welcome to participate.
The rankings that result from this event will establish MTA's mixed doubles ladder for 2012.
We would prefer that you sign up with a partner, but if you need assistance, we'll do our best to find you one.
Remember that you need to be a current MTA member to play. Registration deadline is March 22.
Bring a potluck dish to share. Refreshment (other than water) will be provided at courtside.
Questions? Contact Thelma at thelmalancaster@montclairtennis.org.
TGIF Tennis Social #1
Date: Friday, June 22
Time: 6-9 pm
Location: Davie Tennis Stadium, Oakland
Cost: tbd
Contact: Susan Goodman
Register: Coming soon (for now, just hold the date!)
Details coming soon.... (dinner: banh mi sandwiches!)
TGIF Tennis Social #2
Date: Friday, July 20
Time: 6-9 pm
Location: Davie Tennis Stadium, Oakland
Cost: tbd
Contact: Susan Goodman
Register: Coming soon (for now, just hold the date!)
Details coming soon.... (dinner: tbd)
TGIF Tennis Social #3
Date: Friday, August 17
Time: 6-9 pm
Location: Davie Tennis Stadium, Oakland
Cost: tbd
Contact: Susan Goodman
Register: Coming soon (for now, just hold the date!)
Details coming soon.... (dinner: tbd)
TGIF Tennis Social #4
Date: Friday, September 14
Time: 6-9 pm
Location: Davie Tennis Stadium, Oakland
Cost: tbd
Contact: Mary Blume
Register: Coming soon (for now, just hold the date!)
Details coming soon.... (dinner: pizza and salad!)